Legal Opinion
Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Parole Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 17, 1985No. 83-1687PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant has spent two years trying to obtain a copy of his presentence report under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. His case is before us for the second time because the Solicitor General, on behalf of the appellee U.S. Parole Commission, conceded in a brief in response to appellant’s petition for a writ of certiorari that presentence reports are agency records subject to the FOIA. Appellee had previously argued, and we held, that such reports were court records not subject to disclosure under the Act. In light of the Solicitor General’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- William Jordan v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- American Jewish Congress v. Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Birchel L. Carson v. U. S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Zale Corp. v. United States Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
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